Fish lure activator



Sept. 12, 1950 A. E. JONES 2,521,852

FISH LURE ACTIVATOR Filed Aug. 18. 1947 age.

A W 4, E, Jones IN VEN TOR.

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This-invention relates to rolling for fi hasspecial reference 'toimeans sp asrnodically Jerking ,the trolling line on"which the lure 2i selllf f .a' v a jliheobjeets of my invention firstlltdprotide such ;a jerking means'whidh will eausetthe win b' submerged and will alternately tighten and slacken the line betweeni-it sandithe lure; and fourth, toprpyide a, device of. ,.great simplicity which will ,cl economical to manufacture, fully automatic in action and 1 flastingguality I attain these and other objects;.e;as ,-ygili ,,bje

readil perceived by those familiar with the art, by the devices, mechanisms and arrangements '11- lustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is .a general View illustrating the use of my fish lure activator; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the activator; Fig. 3 is a side view thereof; and

Fig. 4 is a front view thereof. Similar numerals of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In trolling for fish it is customary to provide a suitable lure to which hooks are attached, said lure being intended to appear as a small fish which may be erratic in its movements. This has usually been done by shaping the lure and by causing it to flash refiected light. However, the best form of lure will not be as spasmodic in its movements as such a small fish striving to escape from its larger foe will be, and I have therefore invented the following described activator which puts life in the movements of the lure.

Referring, now, to the drawing, the boat Ill is in motion in the water I I and has atrolling line l2 dragging behind it. The line l2 is secured to to front end 13 of the activator. The fish lure M is attached to the end of a line l secured, as hereinafter described, to the rear end of said activator.

The activator comprises a plate it which may preferably be curved, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4,

plate. A plate is secured to the shaft 18 along I som 3 ethert iswe resrondi sly zbentldownward.

' atmine anpla s lsc ewrp e le o tan W Q r te rf eelr ma et-openi g. I c an v enrl l. S'* fit3I fi .to th rert or the the tsli e en naa heref oms t is theret an nas nef hm eh aless s1 in thelplate viQyYSO thEztESflzi-dglfil/[BIUEJlwil ,v evolve around the axis onsaid'shaftal 'llasthe-shaft roe ta e v1? a 1 A cross shaft ltwextendstatgright angles oithe. shaft a l '8. and-l, ,-a wira coiled hev nslbne le d 5. x end n at righ angles ne-sta t: tend. rin t'll-th h th ever 21; as it passes, so that the lever 2 I' will cause'th'e activator lever 24 to oscillate on the axis of the shaft 23. This end 25 passes downward through the slot 26 in the plate IS. The other end of the activator lever extends at right angles to the shaft 23 land forms the means for giving the lure its desired spasmodic motion, the lure line l5 being secured to the end of this activator lever.

Thus it will be seen that, as the boat I0 is rowedjor propelled forward, the propeller 2t will rotate but the plate 15, on. account of its dihedral angle, will remain horizontal. The drag of the lure M and the lure line !5 will pull the activator lever 24 down to lie flat on the plate l6, and in that position, the other end 25 of the wire 25 extends upward above the plate !5. But, as soon as the propeller 20 brings the crank lever 2i into contact with the end 25, it forces it quickly down through the slot 26, thus raising the lever 24 upward with a jerk and causing the lure Hi to dart until the lever 2! is disengaged from the end 25 when the parts return to their first positions and the lure line 15 is slackened and the luren'lomentarily remains at rest or in slow motion.

It is, of course, understood that variations may be made in the details of my invention, without departing from the spirit thereof, as outlined in the appended claims.

"crank secured thereto and'adapted to"eng'age t; 3 in. m i 1 '4 "-3) Having described my invention, what I claim said activator lever and to said lure to actuate and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: said lure.

1. The combination with a lore and atrolling 7. In trolling fishing, a trolling line; an actiline, of a lure activator interposed in said line in vator device secured to said trolling line; an acfront of said lure and comprising a plate adapted 5 tivator lever pivotally mounted on said activator to be drawn through the water by said line, an device; a lure; a second line joining said actioscillating lever mounted on said plate, and vator lever to said lure; and means mounted on means carried by said plate to intermittently said activator device and engaging the activator actuate said le ver. .to alternately tighten end lever to -operata said lever; to altemately pull and slacken the, portion-of said linefhetvveen isaidg 10 sl'tck'en 'saidsecond line; A 7 activator and said lure.

2. In a device as set forth in'claim 1, wherein Q i said means to actuate said lever comprises a fan REFERENCES CITED bladed propeller mounted on said plateaii'd rd T f} in r fer no r tated by the motion thereof through, the watey w ii fi g 8 es a e of record in the and means operated by said propeller and 'inter- ARoN E. JONES.

mittently engaging the lever tooscillate said lever-i ii i f N E STATES PATENTS 3. In a device as set forth in claim 2 Vw herein Numberiv Name Date, said means operated by, the propeller comprises" 55 2 5 sprague t 7 a second lever attached 'to and rotating with said 20 I 202,9 2 be tson" et a1. Y Apr. V30, .1878 propeller 'and'adap'ted tointermittently-"'riga ge j'545 '953i" j-mfim fi l f I S t 0 395 the first lever to actuate said first l'e'vei. 966,068, Qwillia rh 'so n j t A ug 1z, v1910 device as t claim h n 1,250,053 may Dec. 11,191: saidmeans' comprises a rotating p'rbpeu rj-a 527 51 3; '1 2"7' ,,.1 6 4 1 5 during a portion of its rotation, apart ofsaid 9 3 4 3 activator lever to turn said lever onits pivot and 2 55 54 t er y to pu said Second i h 'e d't 2,134,792); t X. rneeizc; 1'939 freethe activator lever during the remainder of 6 2,335,023 Ma fg gg it'srotati'on to slacken said'linei F 5. In a device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said plate is curved"transmersely. q I d d v fifilntrolling'fishing,'the combinationof a lur'j 280,117 German Nov;v 5,1914 an activator plate; a trolling line connec'tedjtd Q5 829,511, l' rance'f Apr.5;?1938 the'plateand adapted to draw said plate tlirough r a, F f I I t 1 the water; a rotating propeller ino'iintedfon said plate and actuated by thewaterta cranklever Smence IllustratedjMagazine, issueof Feb.'194'7,' attached to said propeller; an activator lever page 55,,Rob'ot,Fisherman;published .by, Mc-

pivoted to said plate and intermittently actuated Graw-Hill Publishing C0,, Broadway at llth St;

lay said crank lever; and a lureline secured to T6 muisvmejmv,

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